CHIP ROCK and THE CATALINA KID
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In the clammy coastal SoCal town of No Palms, Chip Rock and his mates have aged out of the pathetic orphanage known as Boys Hall, and set out to find a meaningful place in their world. Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid tells the saga of Chip's lifelong friend, Cal. An industrious yet unsettled burger-artist, Cal shocks the community when he embarks on a daring 27-mile channel swim to Catalina Island. Prior to 1980, less than 50 brave souls had attempted to swim the harrowing crossing between SoCal and Catalina Island. With the help of a dazzling yet mysterious girl named Haley, Cal's attempt turn...
In the clammy coastal SoCal town of No Palms, Chip Rock and his mates have aged out of the pathetic orphanage known as Boys Hall, and set out to find a meaningful place in their world. Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid tells the saga of Chip's lifelong friend, Cal. An industrious yet unsettled burger-artist, Cal shocks the community when he embarks on a daring 27-mile channel swim to Catalina Island. Prior to 1980, less than 50 brave souls had attempted to swim the harrowing crossing between SoCal and Catalina Island. With the help of a dazzling yet mysterious girl named Haley, Cal's attempt turns daunting and even perilous, drawing the entire town into an incredible sequence of events and the trials of Cal's punishing attempt. While a nasty winter rolls through No Palms, Catalina Kid describes how fragile and delicate the unlikely hero is in all of us. Chip Rock and the Catalina Kid is the breathtaking sequel to Chip Rock and the Fat Old Fart.
